Picked up a new Marlin 1895 today and ordered components for loading 350gr Hornady RN. Latest Hornady Manual says 4198 is one of the best. I'm interested in staying in the 1600-1800 range for deer and hog. Can anyone suggest some loads or powder suggestions? Thanks in advance.

I'm getting 1920 fps using 48 gr of H4198, a fed 210 primer and a 405 gr Cast Performance. This is with my 1895 guide gun. I bet if you used a little less than my 48 gr you'd get what you are after. I'd try 46 gr. that is a start load for 400 gr bullet.

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I do a 405 grain home cast hollow base round nose flat point. I load with 14 grains of Trail Boss with any large rifle primer I can get. Pleasant to shoot, very clean, and more accurate than I can get with iron sights.

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